>fell for the trades meme >only have 1 year experience most of it is working in the shop instead of field work >boss sends me out into the oilfield alone without a journeyman for training >literally no idea what I'm doing half the time making a fool of myself in front of all the refinery boomers with 40 years experience >blew up 20k worth of shit then pretended it was already broken >make only 55k starting while university grads are making 80-100k starting working 37.5 hours a week in a comfy office and get stock options
You picked a shitty trade with a shitty company, that’s your own fault
Daniel Cooper
I don't have a degree, if I did I would be making 80-100k starting working only 37.5 hours a week and have thousands in stock options
Justin Martin
do a degree then
Luke Young
ahahahaah
Levi Allen
>university grads are making 80-100k starting working 37.5 hours a week in a comfy office and get stock options
Yeah......no. What fucking uni grad job even exists working only 37.5 hours?
Ian Lee
Same bro I operate heavy equipment so big it requires a CDL but only make $22/hr
The Midwest is fucked
Colton Adams
Succesful entrepreneur > good degree (stem, finance, law) > trades > most degrees
"College is a meme" is one of the biggest biz memes. I can't believe how many people fell for it. As long as you study something useful then college is a great investment. That being said, if you're low IQ and/or very lazy then a trade might be the best choice.
Jackson Barnes
I don't know about the US, but that's pretty doable with a good degree in a rich country in Europe.
Isaiah Clark
This. I work longer hours as a programmer than in pipeline construction worker.
Leo Cook
The difference the pipeline worker makes only 60k a year working 80 hour weeks, and the programmer makes 300k a year and gets tech stock that goes up 25% a year since 2009
Ryder Cooper
I make $56k with 2 years experience.
Jose Gonzalez
This. Unless you went into investment banking, CS, or you just graduated from Medical school then you'll be lucking to be making 50K in a Low COL.
Jeremiah Peterson
Well maybe you're paid for only 40 hours but in most uni grad jobs there's the assumption that you're constantly updating your knowledge/skills on your free time so while you get PAID for only 40 hours no one's going to actually hire you if that's all you do.
